BBCMC - Fine Specimens

Eveing News, Tuesday 5th October, 1897.

BURRA BURRA COPPER

COMPANY.

Considerable interest is manifested to-day by

visitors to the vestibule of the Sydney Stock Ex-

change in a parcel of the Burra Burra Copper Mining

Company's ore from Mount Boppy, near Cobar, New

South Wales. The fine specimens now on view were

taken from different levels of the mine, and were sent

in the first instance by Mr. A. T. McNeill, the legal

manager, to Mr. A. L. Mullens, chairman of the

Sydney Stock Exchange. Particulars of the levels

are attached to the samples. Mr. McNeill writes that

the sulphide ore is improving as depth is attained.

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and also,

Tuesday 5th October, 1897.

REPORTS.

The mine manager of the Burra Burra Copper

Mining Company, N.L., Boppy Mount, reports under

date October 1 : The contractors are now engaged

cutting a chamber at the 200ft level, and are now in

about 5ft. The country passed through is similar to

the main shaft, sulphides through the whole, and

underlying to the west. Contractors expect to finish

next week. A contract has been let by the directors

for crosscutting the lode a distance of 50ft more or

less, and have arranged for the work to commence

immediately upon the completion of the present

contract.

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